Wiedmer: What if Sweetens Cove was hosting Peyton, Tiger and ‘The Match’?
Oh, what might have been.
Wiedmer: McCallie coach Mike Wood’s rally from near death is best story of prep track season
At least McCallie School cross country and track and field coach Mike Wood was already sitting in the Memorial Hospital waiting room last Dec. 29 when that last bit of plaque forced a 100% blockage of his left anterior descending artery.
Wiedmer: ‘The Last Dance’ was unfairly cruel to Jerry Krause
Nine hours, 42 minutes and 21 seconds.
Wiedmer: COVID-19 can’t derail coach John Starr’s mission to feed Howard’s hungry kids
It's 4:49 on Friday afternoon when Howard School football coach John Starr parks his white 2008 Chevrolet Suburban in front of the home of one of his most impoverished players.
Wiedmer: UTC’s weekly ‘Watch Party’ a touching tribute to Mocs’ proud past
With both wonder and wistfulness, Gerald Zigner watched the grainy black-and-white highlights of his late father Ralph's outstanding University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling career during the school's weekly MocsVision Facebook "Watch Party" on April 30.
Wiedmer: Count UTC’s Rusty Wright among those impressed by UT’s recruiting haul
And for his next bit of recruiting magic, University of Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt has found a loophole in the NCAA rule book that will allow him to bring back quarterback Peyton Manning for one more year.
Wiedmer: Regarding Kansas hoops, NCAA may be on trial, too
Egregious. Severe. Defiant.
Wiedmer: On this Mother’s Day, recent tornado victims have seen enough of pink insulation
One month. That's how long it's been since the sky opened up on that final 30 minutes of Easter Sunday and a funnel cloud seemingly engineered in Hades dropped down to leave much of East Brainerd in a state of postapocalyptic ruin.
Wiedmer: Mocs start to see light in COVID-19 darkness
This time last week, UTC athletic director Mark Wharton was struggling mightily to find a ray of hope amid the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic.
Wiedmer: As long as Secretariat still won, virtual Kentucky Derby better than no Derby
One American sporting event stands alone when it comes to the day it is staged.
